Spès Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Norway

Spès Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spès Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Spes (155) & Špes (657) are calculated separately.

Spès (58) may also be a first name.

Spès Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Spès Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Spès is most common in Burundi. It may also occur in the variant forms: Spes or Špes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spès? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Spès reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Spès is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 58 people.

The surname Spès is most widely held in Burundi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 9,804,852. Besides Burundi it is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spes92155/
Špes75657/
Spis75375/
Spys75291/
Spies6728,346/
Speas671,599/
Spets671,387/
Spees671,123/
Spiss67757/
Speis67546/
Shpis67340/
Spisz67308/
Spais67306/
Spess67179/
Szpis6781/
Shpes6728/
Spyts6727/
Shpys6722/
Spist6720/
Szpes6719/
Spesh6715/
Spese6713/
Spise6712/
Spays6711/
Spysz677/
Spios675/
Spyse672/
Speus672/
Sphis671/
Spehs671/
Spish671/
Sbpes671/
Spyss670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spès
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